Pope Leo XIV leads the Catholic Church and visited France in September 2026, addressing clerical abuse, migration and European cooperation.
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Pope Leo is recovering from surgery on 13 October that removed his right lung's lower lobe and confirmed lung cancer.
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October 2026
Today
TodayPope Leo resumed eating normally and began walking
TodayPope Leo remained in hospital recovering from lung cancer surgery
Yesterday
Yday Pope Leo spent a peaceful night in hospital
YdayThe Vatican confirmed Pope Leo's lung cancer diagnosis
YdayThe Vatican said Pope Leo's lung nodule surgery succeeded
YdayThe Vatican scheduled Pope Leo's lung surgery for the afternoon
YdayPope Leo left the Vatican for lung nodule surgery
YdayPope Leo entered hospital for lung nodule surgery
Yday Pope Leo was due for late morning lung surgery admission
YdayPope Leo's sister-in-law said his brother had multiple myeloma
2 days ago
Oct 12Pope Leo's sustainability conference medal presentation was cancelled
Oct 12The Vatican scheduled Pope Leo's lung surgery admission for Tuesday
Oct 12Pope Leo kept scheduled meetings ahead of lung surgery
3 days ago
Oct 11Pope Leo announced surgery to remove a lung nodule
Wed, Oct 7
Oct 7Pope Leo urged review of Church approach to remarried Catholics
September 2026
Mon, Sep 28
Sep 28Pope Leo urged Europe to defend multilateralism
Sep 28Pope Leo planned a Metz speech on European unity
Sun, Sep 27
Sep 27Pope Leo met people with unexplained healings in Lourdes
Sep 27Pope Leo met clergy abuse survivors in Lourdes
Sep 27Pope Leo urged French bishops to root out clerical abuse
Sep 27Pope Leo headed to Lourdes Mass before planned survivor meeting
Sat, Sep 26
Sep 26 Pope Leo arrived in Lourdes from Paris
Sep 26 Pope Leo celebrated an outdoor Mass in Paris
Sep 26 Pope Leo met migrants and urged peaceful coexistence
Sep 26Pope Leo rode along Paris's Champs-Élysées in his popemobile
Fri, Sep 25
Sep 25Pope Leo welcomed journalists covering his France visit
Sep 25Pope Leo warned machines could undermine humanity
Sep 25Pope Leo arrived in France for his visit
Sep 25Pope Leo headed to France for four-day visit
Thu, Sep 24
Sep 24Pope Leo planned a visit to Lourdes sanctuary
Sep 24Pope Leo planned Paris prayers and an outdoor Mass
Tue, Sep 22
Sep 22Pope Leo planned to meet abuse survivors in Lourdes
Sep 22Abuse survivors hoped visit would deepen Church reforms
Sun, Sep 20
Sep 20Pope Leo XIV planned a four-day visit to France
August 2026
Wed, Aug 5
Aug 5The Vatican announced Leo's November visits to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru